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Join us for an evening with Mr. Justice Robert Sharpe of the Ontario Court of Appeal as he is interviewed by veteran litigator Guy Pratte about Justice Sharpe’s life in the law and recent book Good Judgment: Making Judicial Decisions. The Q&A format will permit you also to ask questions.
Good Judgment is based on the author’s extensive experience as a judge, lawyer, and law professor. The book explores the role of the judge and the art of judging. The author attempts to reconcile two fundamental aspects of judging: judicial choice and judicial discipline. The power of judicial choice is disciplined and constrained; judges are not free to decide cases according to their own personal sense of justice. This talk will have broad appeal to lawyers and law students as well as judges, adjudicators and scholars.
- Mr. Justice Robert J. Sharpe is a supernumery Justice of the Ontario Court of Appeal and former law professor and dean of U of T Law School.
- Guy J. Pratte is a partner in BLG’s Litigation Group and the Leader of its Appellate Advocacy Group.
- Mark Gannage, TLA Board Director and Chair of TLA Education Committee, will be the moderator.
“Justice Bob Sharpe is in the grand tradition of our greatest judges. Nobody else could have written this analysis with such practicality, experience, scholarship, and idealism.”
– The Honourable Ian Binnie, C.C., Q.C., former Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
“A trial judge for five years and an appellate judge for almost 20, Justice Robert Sharpe brings his wide experience and formidable intellect to the analysis of the judicial decision-making process. This book is a ‘must read’ for judges and lawyers who are interested in the legal process and how judges think.”
– The Honourable George R. Strathy, Chief Justice of Ontario
“… [a] candid, thoughtful and engaging account of the judicial mind ….”
– The Honourable Lorne Sossin, Justice of the Superior Court of Justice
Program details
Wednesday, May 15, 2019
5:30 – 7:30 p.m. (Registration at 5:00 p.m.)
TLA Lawyers Lounge, 2nd Floor, 361 University Avenue Court House
Wine & appetizers will be served
Registration Fee:
Members: $20 (HST incl.)
Non-Members/Friends of TLA: $35 (HST inclu.)
Register online or complete this registration form and return with payment.
This event is not eligible for refunds.